The first letter to the Corinthians is chock-a-block with discussions of women prophets. There are young women in Acts (the daughters of Philip) who are prophets.

There are sections of the Bible saying women should be subservient to men (Gen 3, 1 Cor 14, 1 Tim 2, etc).

Also if Gilly had any dialogue that hinted at such an interpretation in any way.

So we're just re-doing Sansa's book 2-3 storyline, now with apparently constant rape. I strongly disagree that Sansa getting in a few cutting one-liners makes this effective or interesting drama.

Pearl could've sleepwalked through the challenge entirely and then broken out that boy look and I would have been crying if she sashayed away.

I really appreciated Rachael Harris' critique of Trixie and Ginger. I think she was wrong to call them "camp" because it's precisely all the depth in camp that they're (especially Trixie) lacking. "Jokey" is right. I get the joke of the Trixie Mattel character and her typical presentation, but I don't get the richness…

Also in the "look at this idiot" sweeps, Andy Greenwald at Grantland spends like two paragraphs talking about how weirdly "optimistic" Bronn is for saying that mean people get what's coming to them.

Thing I really liked: the Meereen plot. The show is leaning hard against the "this is just like Iraq" reading that I think is really off-base. They did a great job making sure to show a racially mixed bunch of both masters and slaves, with people of color and white folks in both groups. They clearly articulated the…

But I think the issue here isn't "equivalency." It's obviously stupid to say that a cold-blooded murderer like Boyd is equivalent to Raylan.

These reviews are just fantastic. Not only a great way for semi-fans like me to catch up on a three-hour show I'm certainly not watching every week. But more than that, they make the case for taking wresting television seriously and subjecting it to criticism that both considers the broader implications of the…

Because she's a teenager. Those are exactly the kind of feelings that teenagers have. There's a My So-Called Life episode where Angela suggests, in class, that Anne Frank was lucky because she got to spend so much time with the boy she liked. That's awful, but it's also totally on point for the character. Teenagers…

I saw "medium" lady doing improv at UCB East last week. She was very funny. Then she nailed this scene. She gots a future in comedy I'm saying.

Exactly.

I think the key point here is that the Doctor is conflicted, and he can be kind of a jerk, but he's not a grimdark antihero. And this is not just because the darkness is leavened, but also because the Doctor is a hero.

Yes, but that's the point. No one argued the aftermath is unrealistic. The argument is that it's bad drama. The show put itself in a situation (with an over-the-top awful plot) that required a very uninteresting aftermath (post-traumatic stress). They could have written something more interesting that led to more…

One thing I appreciated more the second time through is the dramatic irony of Tyrion's question. He's still so stuck in his hatred of Shae (and growing misogyny) that he's calling Tysha a whore.

Big recommendation. And the great thing about Gilmore Girls is, it's best when it's practically plotless, so you can just jump in anywhere. Tivo the reruns on ABC Family and off you go.

This isn't right. The torture and exposure are what kills. If the stab to the side actually happened, the Roman soldier was torturing him to kill him.

It was really, really gruesome.

I'm just reposting someone else's joke, but I don't care. Cue John Rogers: